Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressed confidence Sunday that the Trump administration will cut trade deals with key U.S. trading partners in the coming weeks — before steep tariffs kick in for dozens of countries.

President Trump announced deals with Japan, Philippines and Indonesia, but many other countries have yet to clinch agreements.

HONG KONG] After months of uncertainty, US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff deals are providing clarity on the broad contours of a new trade landscape for the world’s biggest manufacturing region.

With less than two weeks to go before country-specific tariffs could rise sharply, the Trump administration is drawing a lot of questions about what’s ahead.

News 3 reached out to Spanberger's opponent, Republican nominee Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, for a response to this announcement. The initiative was called "an arsonist's plan on fire safety." In Earle-Sears' press release, Spanberger is blamed for "rising prices, crippling regulations, and the worst inflation in 40 years."

White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that "rough outlines of the deals are becoming clear" ahead of a key tariff deadline this week.

The world’s investors are enjoying a confidence boost after months of uncertainty as President Donald Trump finally starts signing trade deals.

April 9: Trump's higher "reciprocal tariffs" begin just after midnight. Hours later, the president says he is issuing a 90-day pause on those duties, except for China. Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods from 104% to 145%, the highest rate so far this year.